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Philosopher of applied ethics. into AI and such @rwthhumtec; my latest book is on unexplainable technologies @palgrave; rarely tweets, he/him

Berlin, Germany
Joined February 2009
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Fascism has come to America, and as predicted, it is wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
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Please let this be true today: “There was always just enough virtue in this Republic to save it; sometimes none to spare, but still enough to meet the emergency.” —William Seward, Secretary of State during the civil war.
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There it is. A philosophical exploration on the curious phenomenon of unexplainable technology by yours truly. Out now! link.springer.com/book/10.10… @SpringerPhil @Palgrave
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Hendrik Kempt retweeted
Ok, drei einfache Wahrheiten für die SPD: – Niemand tritt in die SPD, um Migration zu begrenzen – Niemand macht Wahlkampf für die SPD, weil er*sie Migration begrenzen möchte – Niemand wählt die SPD, weil er*sie Migration begrenzen möchte (Gilt analog auch für die Grünen)
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Ist ja jetzt nicht so, dass ich viel von Steinmeier erwartet hätte, aber als Sozialdemokrat weniger Migranten zum Hauptziel auszurufen, ist schon ganz besonders enttäuschend.
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Trans people and their advocates have been saying for years that transphobia will easily be weaponized against cis and intersex women who don't conform to trad femininity, threatening all women in the process. And that's exactly what is happening
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RT @mer__edith: This is incredibly dangerous. It's a first step toward centralized, device-level client side scanning. It's a short step…
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I'm sure a future where "workers just push the buttons we give them, and only we know how they work" is not a bad position for incumbents and "button making companies." But it's not something we should accept or celebrate as progress!
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Don’t make me tap the sign. You don’t invite fascists to TV interviews.
New working paper with @FlorianFoos showing that exposure to interviews with extreme right activists on TV & online platforms fuels agreement with extreme right statements & affects norms: osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/ur… 🧵 1/11
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Cover proofs are in! Coming soon (mid December)—my new book on social robots. Many thanks to @SvenNyholm and @MCoeckelbergh for their kind comments for the cover.
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Jeden Freitag im November - solidarisch gegen Antisemitismus. Ab 16.30 Uhr Mahnwache vor der Synagoge der Kahal Adass Jisroel Gemeinde. #b0311 – at Germany
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Critical AI's inaugural issue is now LIVE @DukePress's webiste! read.dukeupress.edu/critical…
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This is the room you pull together when your staffers want pictures with tech industry AI celebrities. It's not the room you'd assemble when you want to better understand what AI is, how (and for whom) it functions, and what to do about it.
Full list for Schumer's AI insight forum:
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"'I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Doctor': meaningful disagreements with AI in medical contexts" | @Hkem, Jan-Christoph Heilinger, and Saskia K. Nagel | #AI #HealthTech #EthicsInAI #MedicalDiagnostics (1/n) link.springer.com/article/10…
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"Beyond Ownership: Human-Robot Relationships Between Property and Personhood" New essay co-authored with @MarcoDehnert and published in "New Media & Society" @SageJournals doi.org/10.1177/146144482311…
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Vielen ist der Ernst der Lage mit der AfD nicht klar, weil sie die Zeichen nicht zusammenzählen, sich unter Faschismus nur Nazis und Auschwitz vorstellen können. Demokratien sterben langsam. Aber es gibt Kipp-Punkte. Auf einmal liegt die Demokratie sehr plötzlich auf dem Rücken.
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Hendrik Kempt retweeted
wie Berlins Oberschicht über Menschen spricht, die ihnen die Haare schneiden, ihren Müll abholen und ihnen morgens Brötchen backen aber sich gleichzeitig frech erdreisten, ebenfalls im Stadtkern wohnen zu wollen
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I'm advertising a PhD position in Practical Philosophy, which will be attached to my Junior Professorship at TU Dortmund University. Deadline: July 20, 2023. Please share widely! service.tu-dortmund.de/docum…
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